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Read the details at National Post.

“People who engaged in light, moderate or vigorous exercise reported consistently enjoying a good night’s sleep at a rate of between 56 and 67%, while sedentary participants’ rate was 39%.”

…if you’re an elderly nursing home resident.  When they were new, drugs like Ambien, Lunesta, and Sonata promised low addiction potential and were not linked to falls and hip fractures.  A new study associates their use with hip fractures.  Until 10 years ago, the leading U.S. sleeping pills were benzodiazepines like Restoril and Halcion.

WebMD may give you some tips for managing insomnia without drugs. 

It depends on your goals, of course.  Let’s say your goal is postponing death.  Dr. Lyle J. Dennis says: 

“Taken together these findings show that regular slow to average paced jogging 1 to 3 times per week and from 1-2.5 hours had a very potent reduction in mortality compared to not jogging. There may be a U-shaped curve, however, with no statistical benefit to jogging more frequently and at faster paces.”

Read for details of a study on Copenhagen joggers.

“Government regulation is stifling America’s vibrant pharmaceutical industry. A recent report by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology estimates that it costs an average of $1.2 billion to win FDA approval and bring a new drug to market.”

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Megan Fox has an article at PJ Media on fitness and family:

The joy of children also comes with the horrors of what motherhood does to the body. Trying to recapture some semblance of my former self, I joined a few fancy corporate gyms with salons and spas and pretty associates selling banana-choco-gluten-free $12 shakes, but I never achieved the results I wanted. It turns out that quitting was the answer. I finally discovered how to get fit and have a great time doing it. I joined a family-owned, martial arts gym. The following truths will convince you to ditch your corporate gym membership in favor of a much better option that actually produces results while improving every area of your life.

 

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Ever heard of TEOTWAWKI? No idea what I’m talking about?  See Sarah Hoyt.

…kills the fat cells.  But it’s not FDA-approved yet.  Read the details at MedPageToday.

Or you could lose overall body fat with the Advanced Mediterranean Diet.  There’s no way to “spot reduce” a fat double- or triple chin, or any other body part without liposuction or amputation.

“When you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.  Trouble is, sometimes they are zebras.

One of the great things about Medicine is that I’m still running across things I’ve never seen before.  

Read about the tapeworm on the human brain.

From WhiteCoat’s Call Room:

Knowledgeable and honest. Yeah, that’s me. Study shows that doctors wearing white coats were most likely to be judged by patients as being the “best” physicians. Doctors wearing scrubs were also more likely to be highly rated.

My typical uniform is a white coat plus scrubs.  That puts me right up there with the Pope.

Click for details.  What’s glycemic load?  Details here.